News from September 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, voted against H.R. 2832, legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and expand Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), a domestic spending program that Hatch tried to reform during...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced that he would allow states to apply for waivers from certain parts of No Child Left Behind in exchange for state-led efforts to close achievement gaps, promote rigorous accountability, and ensure that all students are on track to graduate college- and career-ready...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Washington - Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead USDA’s first-ever agricultural trade Mission to Vietnam in the cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from Sept. 26 to 29. Vietnam is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and an important market for U.S. agricultural products. Two-way agricultural, fish and forestry trade with Vietnam reached nearly $3.4 billion in 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Sept. 22, 2011. Ed Cummins, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Montezuma Castle to Host "Rough Riders" Living History Program Commemorating the Birthday of Theodore Roosevelt. Troop 1A of the Arizona Rough Riders Historical Association will be joining...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: “I thank the Chairmen for holding this hearing. Energy tax policy is an important topic as we work towards a greener America and the creation of jobs in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Patchogue, New York- Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has released a newsletter outlining William Floyd Estate Preliminary Management Alternatives. The review and comment period for the content of this newsletter will be open through Oct. 31, 2011.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 22, 2011 - Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on draft legislation to provide vital funding for education, roads and infrastructure in rural counties with large portions of National Forest Service land. H.R. ___, the, addresses the expiration of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program and lays the framework for a long-term solution by restoring healthy forest management.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Region 2 News Release: 11-1315-NEW. Sept. 22, 2011. Contact: Ted Fitzgerald. Phone: 617-565-2074. Email: fitzgerald.edmund@dol.gov. NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Brooklyn supermarket for alleged willful and serious violations of workplace...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Mr. President, this amendment addresses our country’s most urgent priority: jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 23, 2011) - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after BP filed their first oil exploration plan for the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A member and an associate of the Barrio (BA) gang each pleaded guilty today to participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving, among other things, the March 13, 2010, murders in Juarez, Mexico, of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a revised hazard alert to hair salon owners and workers about potential formaldehyde exposure from working with certain hair smoothing and straightening products. The revised alert was prompted by the...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and every member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations are seeking additional documents from the Department of Energy regarding now-bankrupt Solyndra’s $535 million loan guarantee. In a letter to Secretary Steven...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Below is the list of supporters of the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act. Copies of some of the letters can be found here. Copies of some of the letters can be found here.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - The National Park Service is pleased to announce the following progress with Hurricane Irene recovery.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: This is the final weekly beach access report for the 2011 season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. We anticipate there will be very few additional significant changes in access since Hurricane Irene reduced the number of sea turtle nests remaining on Seashore beaches. Any significant changes in access...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Below is the list of supporters of the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act. Copies of some of the letters can be found here. Copies of some of the letters can be found here.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -The bicameral Repeal CLASS Working Group today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeking clarification about HHS’ plans to implement the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program and push for more information on critical decisions made by HHS prior to CLASS becoming law.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: News Release - SAN JUAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Mariposa Meeting to Explore Socioeconomic and Cultural Barriers to Outdoor Activity Participation.
